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FZPN03 KNHC 232218
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 23 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
 
SECURITE
 
E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 24.5N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 22.5N TO 25N W OF 136W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 07N140W TO 06N132W TO 03.5N126W TO 
21N111W...EXCEPT N OF 24.5N W OF 124W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 137W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W 
TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
17.5N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. N OF 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138.5W TO 27N140W. N OF E 
OF FRONT TO 135W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 133W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 19N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC THU FEB 23...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N90W TO 03N93W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 
04N TO 06N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THERE IS NO ITCZ OVER THE FORECAST WATERS NORTH OF THE EQUATOR. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.